Venture Manager BioTech; m​/f​/d) Healthcare

Venture Manager Bio Tech (m/f/d) Healthcare

Published September 15, 2026

The TUM Venture Labs are a joint initiative of UnternehmerTUM and the Technical University of Munich (TUM). At TUM Venture Lab Healthcare, we support science- and clinic-driven venture creation in Digital Health, Med Tech, and Bio Tech — from the first idea to investment readiness. We combine entrepreneurial excellence with scientific rigor and a strong network across academia, industry, and the investor community.

Our Bio Tech team works at the interface of life sciences and entrepreneurship. We scout promising researchers early, often years before a startup exists, and support them from the first idea in the lab to a fundable venture — with hands-on coaching, access to Bio Tech lab space, and a large network across the national and international Bio Tech community.

For this team, we are looking for a Venture Manager Bio Tech to join our team in Munich who takes ownership of our Bio Tech venture pipeline and sciencepreneurship activities. You identify and build relationships with promising researchers and startups, support them on their path from research to market, and help shape how TUM Venture Lab Healthcare engages with the Bio Tech ecosystem.

• Startup Success (40%)
  Identify and select promising Bio Tech startups for our portfolio. Act as a 1:1 sparring partner for founding teams on product strategy, market positioning, market development, fundraising, and team building. Connect startups with experts from academia, industry, and the investor community, open doors to resources within the TUM and UnternehmerTUM ecosystem, and act as the central point of contact for Munich's Bio Tech ecosystem.
• Sciencepreneurship (25%)
  Scout and identify high-potential researchers across TUM's chairs, publications, and conferences, using AI-supported tools where they help. Win them over through formats such as meetups, doctoral seminars, and info sessions at their chairs, and feed qualified leads into our CRM (Salesforce). Run 1:1 sessions with sciencepreneurs, refer them to Tech2
  
  Market programs such as Gene Novate or iTeams, and support them with infrastructure access, funding, co-founder matchmaking, and mentors — in close coordination with the other Venture Labs.
• Education & Events (20%)
  Plan and run TUM Venture Lab Healthcare's part of Gene Novate, Germany's nationwide entrepreneurship program for researchers in gene and cell therapies — from workshop design and mentor coordination to the final event and Investors' Day. Develop new education formats and content tailored to Bio Tech, closing gaps in our current program.
• Strategy & Concept (10%)
  Help shape the strategic development of TUM Venture Lab Healthcare through pipeline design, prioritisation, and quality standards, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the TUM Venture Labs' pipeline process and startup support.
• Reporting & Data Management (5%)
  Maintain startup master data in Salesforce to ensure data quality, and translate that data into recommendations for C-level and other decision-making bodies.

• Relevant experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, venture building, technology transfer, or startup support — ideally in a Bio Tech or life sciences environment
• Several years of experience and a strong content focus in bio-tech, e.g. gene and cell therapies, diagnostics, or pharma, with a good understanding of the specific challenges around validation, regulatory pathways, and market access
• Interest in and experience with technological developments in Bio Tech and life sciences, including the growing role of AI in research and drug discovery
• Ability to quickly grasp complex scientific ventures, question them critically, and act as a strategic sparring…